Meeting

As Gojo sat on the edge of the roof, he turned his body around as he saw most of the main sorcerers come in one group.

He observed each of their figures with a raised brow under his blindfold as he noticed the majority of them were bruised/battered, and small shards of ice could be seen at the edges of their clothes.

They all had downcast looks while they found a position to rest on the roof, promptly looking toward Gojo.

It was Nanami, Maki, Megumi, Mei, her little brother, and a new face such as a buff man, namely Todo who looked at Gojo with curiosity. Their usually would be more but these were the only available sorcerers currently.

Gojo glanced around as he didn't see Itadori, so without getting to pleasantries, he then asked a question with an unamused expression, "Don't tell me you guys got your asses handed to you?"

The silence is what gave him his answer as Nanami stepped forward, "Unfortunately we ran into a powerful cursed user who had some sort of Ice Technique, it seems their objective was Yuuji Itadori, so as they temporarily overpowered us, they incapacitated Yuuji and took him. And we later met Todo while we were on the way to meet you."

Gojo had a neutral expression the entire time as he put his elbow against his knee and relaxed his face on his hand.

His brain started to ponder, 'So because theirs another Gojo, their gonna accelerate the pace at which they bring back Sukuna in order to deal with me... And if I remember correctly, Sukuna had an ice user as a servant, that was most likely the one they fought.' 

"I see..." He simply muttered, before smiling as he took notice of Mei and continued speaking.

"Never thought I'd see someone like you this messed up." He snidely remarked with a small smile once seeing the bruises across her face and clothes.

Mei slightly smirked as one long braid covered one of her eyes, "And I never thought time travel was supposedly possible." She didn't have much doubts anymore about this being a teen Gojo just based off his cursed energy and younger appearance.

Gojo then chuckled, "And you were way hotter when you were younger."

Her brow twitched amusedly but before she could retort, Megumi interrupted.

He had a frustrated expression as he spoke, "We don't have time for your guys's flirting session, we need to save Yuuji now."

Gojo had an unbothered smile as he looked to his right toward the standing Megumi, "He's completely safe, why would they kill or harm the vessel of Sukuna?"

Megumi shook his head, "Regardless, we can't just leave him in the hands of the enemy, they'll probably find some way to release Sukuna and give him more fingers, allowing him to wreak havoc on Shibuya and kill everyone."

Gojo lightly laughed, "Stop all this worrying Megumi, if Sukuna were to ever get released upon Shibuya, I'll deal with him myself." 

Megumi just sighed as he then asked a question hesitantly, "From what we know, they possibly have 11 Sukuna fingers... So could you beat a 15 finger Sukuna?"

Gojo had a casual smile, but even he was unsure if he could really handle a 15 finger Sukuna... It seemed his adult self losing, is causing even him to doubt himself.

Nevertheless his smile never faltered, "He might cause me a bit of trouble...

But I would win."

Everyone's expression couldn't help but brighten at the aspect of hope that Gojo's confident words brought.

"Haha! It's always nice to have a Gojo around!" Todo shouted happily as he was relaxed on the ground.

"Indeed it is." Mei quietly muttered.

Maki then stood up beside Megumi as they approached Gojo, glaring at his figure, "We want to participate in this battle, you can't just bench us! We can handle it!" She protested.

Gojo didn't retort as he finally stood up and looked down upon Maki and Megumi, "Now that I think about it, I told you guys that you should stay back, but yet here you are."

"Jeez, should I just take you out of the equation?"

The aura around him became hostile momentarily as his expression turned cold while he gazed down at the two.

Everyone nervously tensed up, as they instinctively reached for their weapons, wondering what Gojo's intentions were.

But it remained silent for a few seconds until Gojo abruptly scoffed playfully, "Hah! I see why my counter-part likes you two... But yes I do see some potential, maybe you guys can survive after all."

He then thought inwardly, 'I can simply unlock Maki's true potential which I have some theories on, this in turn would allow her to carry her own weight, and keeping Megumi beside me is probably the better decision anyways, I'd rather not let Sukuna get his body.'

Megumi and Maki looked stunned at his sudden agreement, but nodded determinedly.

They both then sat down on the ground as Gojo was about to speak, but Nanami cut him off.

"Gojo, you took the Prison Realm right?" Nanami asked with narrowed eyes.

Gojo nodded as he took it out his pocket and shook it for everyone to see.

They all looked happy at the sight of it as Nanami asked one more question, "So why haven't you freed Gojo?"

Gojo then laughed for some reason before answering, "Hahaha! The funny thing is, is that it's not the Prison Realm, Kenjaku seemed to have switched it out when he brought all those curses earlier."

Everyone looked in surprise toward Gojo as he activated his ability, 'Cursed Technique Reversal: Red', promptly creating a red ball of energy above his hand which was directly under the prison box, as he released it's power, it directly exploded against the small box with a small boom.

The previous position of the box on Gojo's hand was engulfed in smoke.

But once the shroud of smoke disappeared, a cursed chameleon creature appeared in it's stead, dead in Gojo's hand.

He then added, "It seems Kenjaku had a cursed spirit which had some sort of shapeshifting ability, allowing it to trick me into thinking it was actually the Prison Realm."

Gojo couldn't help but be amused at his own mistake, he didn't notice until after he talked to Adult Gojo, but he kept his thoughts to himself until he decided to fully confirm it, which is what he just did.

As for why he could even contact Older Gojo, he had earlier noticed that they had a connection between their souls, most likely because of them being the same person, but after the Prison Realm completely sealed Gojo, it temporarily severed the connection between the two.

Which is why Gojo noticed it in the first place, he had to give Kenjaku props, but Gojo wouldn't let his guard down again.

The others expressions returned to being depressed as they realized they lost their Gojo for now.

Nanami himself looked toward Gojo expressionlessly, "So what do you plan on doing?"

Gojo smirked, "For one, let's get something straight, I could care less if any of you died. I'm only helping you guys out because us Satoru Gojo's gotta stick together, so I'd rather him come back with everyone still in one piece, since you guys dying would probably affect him."

Todo raised an interested brow as he continued to sit on the concrete ground, "So what's that supposed to mean?"

Gojo snickered, "It means that I want everyone who's not a Special Grade Sorcerer to exit Shibuya, and leave everything to me." He playfully pointed to himself.

Everyone furrowed their brows as they looked toward Gojo in disbelief.

Mei was the first one to speak with a cautious tone, "Gojo, with the way you are now, do you really think you can take on Shibuya by yourself?... This isn't like the past where no one could challenge you. From the information I gathered, their are multiple curses who could cause your problems if they band together."

Gojo shook his head with an amused expression, "Trust me Mei, when I say I will win, it means I will win. When was I ever one to lie?"

Mei simply sighed with a defeated smile, "As far as I know... Never."

The others wanted to argue it was dangerous, but Gojo promptly silenced it with but a glance, he wasn't taking no for an answer.

Todo's relaxed atmosphere disappeared as he seriously stared toward Gojo, "You really can't expect us to just do nothing?" He then approached Gojo's figure as they stood face to face menacingly.

Gojo didn't even glance up at Todo's towering figure, as he calmly raised his hand and put his index finger against Todo's forehead who seemed unperturbed by the action as Gojo began to speak.

"With one flick of a finger, your dead, that's how weak you are... So if you wanna be useful, I suggest just like the others, that you secure the perimeter of Shibuya while making sure everyone evacuates safely, and to not allow any curses to escape."

Todo creased his brows in obvious annoyance, but after a few seconds he seemed to be thinking, until finally laughing aloud, "Hahaha! What a cheery fellow we have here, do you think just because your Satoru Gojo, you can tell me what to do-"

Before Todo could even finish, Gojo activated, 'Cursed Technique Reversal: Red', as a small red ball appeared at the tip of his finger which was directly in front of Todo's forehead, promptly causing his vision to be enveloped in red as everything suddenly went black.

Boom.

With a small explosion, Todo's figure was sent tumbling backwards as his eyes rolled back, seemingly unconscious.

The other could only gape in surprise, as Todo's still body lay on the ground seemingly lifelessly.

Megumi looked stunned toward Gojo, 'He took out a Grade 1 Sorcerer in one hit!?'

Even Mei herself widened her eyes in amazement , 'Even though Todo was caught off guard and didn't reinforce himself with cursed energy, it's still an impressive feat, especially since that wasn't his full power...'

Nanami just silently observed.

Gojo didn't seem bothered as he said, "Someone take care of him." He then continued, "And as for Nanami and Mei, you and every other sorcerer under Special Grade will stay out of Shibuya and simply secure the perimeter." 

"And whoever disobeys this order, will answer to me." He finished.

It was just silence, until Nanami and Mei picked up Todo's body with complete unsympathetic expressions, believing he got what he deserved.

As Nanami and Mei carried Todo from each side, Nanami spoke with his usual cold tone, "Me and Mei will tell the others what you've said, as for if they'll follow it, is not up to us."

Gojo nodded as he watched Mei's little brother follow after the two, as they went down the fire escape stairs.

"I liked your old hair more by the way." Gojo remarked toward Mei from behind as he watched her going down.

Mei glanced back as her smirk widened, "I'll keep that in mind." She then hopped down, disappearing with the rest.

Now only 3 remained on the top of the roof, Gojo, Maki and Megumi.

He grinned, "Are you two ready for the battle of your lives?"

Megumi seemed apathetic with his usual serious expression, while Maki grinned in return.

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